ZILLES, Conrad Gerald
| Service Number: | 653 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1916, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 20 January 1958, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Roman Catholic C, Section 6, Row 1, Grave 5 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1916: | Enlisted Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 653, 2nd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 653, 2nd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Machine Gun Company | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 653, 24th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Composer
My Great Uncle Conrad was of Franco-German and Greek descent. Born in Ballarat , Victoria in 1893 he died in 1958 leaving a vast quantity of manuscripts revealing a master at work. There is a total of 82 compete compositions and several unfinished works.
Submitted 10 May 2020 by Christine Edgecombe
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Gustave George Zilles and Hannah Catherine Zilles nee Mitaxa of Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Charles Henry Zilles who returned to Australia on 5 September 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion and George Stephen Zilles who returned to Australia on 17 April 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 2 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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